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Katy Perry Scribe Board approves multiple motions, upholds expulsion after executive session
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Summary
The board approved routine minutes and several policy and budget motions — including a lump-sum bus privatization payment, salary supplement increases tied to a January sales-tax supplement, authorization to pursue purchase of property near Midland High School, and a Head Start exception — and upheld a student expulsion after executive session.
The Katy Perry Scribe Board on Nov. 4 approved a slate of routine and policy actions, including a one-time lump-sum payment tied to bus-driver privatization, an increase to January sales-tax salary supplements for staff, authorization to pursue purchase of land adjacent to Midland High School, and a Head Start one-time exception request. The board also upheld a superintendent-recommended expulsion following an executive session.
Why it matters: Several of the approved items affect staff pay and district property holdings. The sales-tax supplement increase adjusts pay supplements that district leaders said are sustainable for several years; the vote to pursue property adjacent to Midland High starts a formal appraisal and negotiation process that could lead to new school facilities or athletic investments.
What the board voted on: The board carried motions on the following items during the meeting: - Approval of minutes from Oct. 7 and Oct. 21, 2025 (motion carried). - Approval to pay bus-driver privatization costs in one lump-sum payment (motion moved by Mr. Jones; seconded by Mrs. Atkinson; carried). - Budget & Finance recommendation to increase the January sales-tax supplement for professional and support employees and update the 2026 salary books (carried). According to the meeting discussion, the supplement for professional staff would rise "from 706 to 1,010" and for support employees "from 501 to 715." (figures presented during the budget discussion). - Authorization for staff to begin the purchasing process for the property adjacent to Midland High School — including seeking an appraisal and opening negotiations with the property owner — so the item can return to the full board for final approval (motion carried). - Approval of a Head Start one-time exception request for the childcare food program (motion carried). - Final board action to uphold the superintendent's recommendation to expel a student after the board discussed the case in executive session (motion carried).
On the expulsion: Board materials and staff described the underlying incident as a physical altercation in which a student continued to resist administrative attempts to stop the disturbance. The parent initially did not appear for the appeal; after the parent arrived the board moved to reconsider, heard the case in executive session, then reconvened and voted to uphold the superintendent's recommendation to expel. Mr. Higginbotham moved to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation; the board voted in favor.
Procedural notes: The board voted to enter executive session to hear the expulsion appeal and returned to open session before taking the final recorded vote. Consent items including personnel assignments were handled during the meeting after members resolved a missing-attachment issue for the packet.
The board did not cite any state statute or ordinance during the motions on the record; legal counsel was consulted about the superintendent contract extension (discussed separately). The board adjourned after closing business.
What’s next: Several items (notably the Midland-adjacent property) were authorized to proceed to appraisal and negotiation and therefore will return to the board for final approval; the expulsion outcome is final per the board’s recorded vote at the meeting.
